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Is not grown nearly so much as it should be, and it would pay farmers, 

 instead of growing so much cheap grain, to turn their attention to stock- 

 feeding and dairying, and thereby not only make as much money but 

 improve the fertility of the farm. Corn is, undoubtedly, the best of the 

 plants for the silo, and in these days of sharp competition in the dairy 

 business, no dairy, whether for milk or butter, can be profit- 

 ably run without an abundance of ensilage, especially when 

 it is made of the combination of Corn and Soja Beans as 

 recommended on page 24. For though Corn is undoubtedly 

 the most serviceable crop for ensilage, it is deficient in 

 albumenoids or flesh formers, and this deficiency is supplied 

 by the Soja Beans which are exceedingly rich in albumen- 

 oids, thereby making a complete balanced ration and a SAVING IN FEED BILLS OF HUNDREDS OF 

 THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS annually to the dairymen and stock-feeders of the United States. Every year the 

 testimony becomes stronger that fodder corn should not be sown broadcast. It may be planted in hills, but the largest crops can be 

 raised by planting in rows about three feet apart and thoroughly cultivating. The corn should, if possible, reach the glazing stage, as in 

 that condition it makes a better quality of ensilage. In the North, Rural Thoroughbred and Early Mastodon are the best for ensilage, 

 being early, large, and ear well. Further south, the Southern Horse Tooth and Improved Early Horse Tooth produce the largest crops 

 and are the most satisfactory. Especially on farms where a large amount of ensilage corn is planted, we recommend that two or three 

 varieties be used, so that the work can then extend over several weeks if necessary, and all put in the silo in proper condition. 



SWFFT FODDFR CORN. Best for cutting and feeding green during the summer months. This is better than any field 

 corn, from the fact that it is so very sweet and nutritious that cattle will eat every part of the stalk and leaves with relish. Drill 

 thickly, in rows three feet apart, using 1% bushels of seed per acre. $1.75 bushel ; 10 bushels and upwards, $1.60 bushel. 



SOUTHERN HORSE TOOTH. Grows to a large size, is very leafy and well adapted for ensilage. Large quantities of this 

 corn are sold by feed and other stores which usually result in disappointment to the farmer. There is no corn more difficult to cure or 

 keep properly, and much of it is kiln-dried, while large quantities have been stored in elevators and gone through a sweating process 

 which lias destroyed the germ. The stock we offer is carefully selected and sun-dried and of high germination. Price, $1.20 bushel ; 

 10 bushels and upwards, $1.10 bushel. 



IMPROVED EARLY HORSE TOOTH. Being nearly two weeks earlier, this variety is better adapted for fodder auj 

 ensilage in the Northern States than the ordinary Southern Horse Tooth. $1.30 bushel ; 10 bushels and upwards, $1.20 bushel. 



RURAL THOROUGHBRED WHITE FLINT. An early variety, valuable for the Northern States. Owing to its suckeP 

 ing and branching habit, it yields enormously. $1.50 bushel ; 10 bushels and upwards, $1.40 bushel. 



